Quotes about Remorse

There occurred, infamous to relate, inundations of the sewer. At times, that stomach of civilization digested badly, the cess-pool flowed back into the throat of the city, and Paris got an after-taste of her own filth. These resemblances of the sewer to remorse had their good points; they were warnings; very badly accepted, however; the city waxed indignant at the audacity of its mire, and did not admit that the filth should return. Drive it out better.

Her guilty conscience was as vague as original sin.

It's bad when you fail morally. It's worse when you don't repent.

You can't be hard on a man who needs you, it will prey on your conscience for the rest of your life." "It won't." "You've got to be kind, Henry." "I'm not." "You've got to have some pity." "I haven't." "A good man knows how to forgive." "I don't." "You wouldn't want me to think that you're selfish." "I am.

Behind the frantic expressions on the faces of humanity is unresolved regret.

Guilt leaves a tattooed heart.

It is entirely possible to be deeply sorry because of the devastation which sin has wrought in our lives—and yet not repent.

If there are any tears shed in heaven, they will be over the fact that we prayed so little.

Many a criminal has finally given himself over to the authorities because the accusations of a guilty conscience were worse than prison bars.

Hear, O God. Alas, for man's sin! So saith man, and Thou pitiest him; for Thou madest him, but sin is in him Thou madest not. Who remindeth me of the sins of my infancy? for in Thy sight none is pure from sin, not even the infant whose life is but a day upon the earth.

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

I may have taken someone through the wringer psychologically, but I've never been sinister.